It still seems only a matter of time before Leeds announce the deal and if, as expected, the German completes his switch to Elland Road, talk will quickly turn to his record in front of goal.

At first glance, Leeds have signed something of a dud, with Lasogga finding the net just twice in 22 appearances for Hamburg last season. However that is not completely true, with all but five of the player's league appearances coming from the bench.

Many of those substitute outings were for less than 10 minutes, so he would have been hard pressed to make any real impact.

The previous season, when Lasogga was a more regular starter, he managed eight goals and three assists in 30 games, and his best form came during his time at Hertha Berlin, where he scored 24 goals and set up 11 more in only 69 matches.

Still only 25, Lasogga needs a club where he can play regularly, and if Leeds manager Thomas Christiansen is willing to give him a shot he could rediscover his best form and help fire the Whites to promotion.

While Jay-Roy Grot and Caleb Ekuban are young and relatively unproven, Lasogga could be the experienced player Leeds need to get the best out of everyone.

Vincent Ralph

After graduating with a degree in English Literature, Vincent completed a NCTJ-accredited qualification in newspaper and magazine journalism in 2005. He has worked for HITC for four years and is now Head of Editorial and Journalist Standards.